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# Connecting Statement:
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Yahweh continues to speak of his judgment on the people of Judah.
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# At that time
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At the time when the events in [Jeremiah 7:32 ](../07/31.md ) [Jeremiah to 34 ](../07/33.md ) happen.
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# this is Yahweh's declaration
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Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8 ](../01/07.md ). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# they will bring
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This word "they" here refers to the enemies of the people of Judah.
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# its officials
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"its princes" or "its rulers"
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# will spread them out
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The word "them" refers to the bones of the people listed in the previous verse.
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# that they have followed and served, that they have walked after and sought, and that they have worshiped
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The word "they" here refers to the people of Judah. These three phrases mean about the same thing and are repeated for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# walked after
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This is a metaphor for serving or worshiping. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 2:23 ](../02/23.md ). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# The bones will not be gathered or buried again
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This can be expressed in active form. AT: "No one will gather their bones or bury them again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# They will be like dung on the surface of the earth
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The bones are compared to dung on the ground both to emphasize that they will be disgusting and because they will not be buried. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# on the surface of the earth
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"all over the ground"
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# where I have driven them
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The word "them" refers to the people of Judah.
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# they will choose death instead of life for themselves, all who are still left over from this evil nation
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"those who still remain from this evil nation will want to die instead of stay alive"
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# this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts
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Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how similar words are translated in [Jeremiah 1:8 ](../01/07.md ). AT: "this is what Yahweh of hosts has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh of hosts, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tomb]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kingdomofjudah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/seek]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bury]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/dung]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahwehofhosts]]